Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465043 - Employee injured when struck by rolling forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202465043 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310197777	06/27/2007	1799	236220	Fence Works Inc. Dba Golden State Fence Co.

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 18, 2007, Employee #1, a yard manager/foreman with Fence Works, Inc., was using a forklift to remove materials in a storage area. He was in front of the forklift loading items onto the forks when the vehicle rolled forward and he was struck by the fork blades. Employee #1 sustained facial injuries and was transported to Santa Paula Hospital, where he was treated for about three days. He had worked for the company for about seven years and was performing duties as a site supervisor at the time of the accident. The employer was cited for a accident-relayed violation of T8CCR 3664(t)(B)(17).

Keywords: LOADING, BRAKE, HAND BRAKE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310197777			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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